Causes of the American Revolution

Question 1

France fought against ___ for the __________

Answer 1

France fought against Britain for the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

France Advantages?

Answer 2

Native American allies, only one government giving orders, and they set up ambushes

Question 3

Britain advantages?

Answer 3

More skilled troops, had militias, and could grow their own food

Question 4

Who was winning in the beginning?

Answer 4

France

Question 5

How did Britain gain control?

Answer 5

Britain’s leadership changed

Question 6

How did it end?

Answer 6

Britain seized an important fort and France surrendered and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763

Question 7

What were the results?

Answer 7

Britain not only had control of the Thirteen Colonies but now they had Canada and the eastern half of Louisiana Territory. France no longer had land in America.

Question 8

The Important acts?

Answer 8

Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act

Question 9

What was the Sugar Act?

Answer 9

British placed taxes on sugar and molasses

Question 10

What was the Tea Act?

Answer 10

British would only allow their tea company to import tea to the colonies

Question 11

What was the Quartering Act?

Answer 11

British law forcing colonist to feed and house British soldiers

Question 12

What was the Stamp Act?

Answer 12

British placed taxes on printed materials in the colonies

Question 13

Meaning of Boycott?

Answer 13

Refuse to buy goods.

Question 14

Meaning of Militia?

Answer 14

Members of the community forming a local army

Question 15

Meaning of parliament?

Answer 15

Britain’s law-making assembly

Question 16

What was the Boston Massacre?

Answer 16

Many angry colonist surrounded British soldiers and they panicked and fired into the crowd killing five Americans

Question 17

What was the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 17

Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Native Americans and dumped all the tea from the British Ships into the Boston Harbor.

Question 18

Meaning of No taxation without representation?

Answer 18

Colonist thought that it was unfair that they were being taxed when they didn’t have any representatives in Parliament to represent their interest

Question 19

Meaning of give me liberty or give me death?

Answer 19

This meant that they were willing to fight to their death in order to earn freedom